Two bodega associations calling for the dismissal of murder charges against a clerk are split on the solution to bodega safety — with one calling for store owners to arm themselves with guns and the other denouncing the notion.
A dispute over whether bodega clerks should carry guns has emerged as a result of the murder charges against Jose Alba.A dispute over whether bodega clerks should carry guns has emerged as a result of the murder charges against Jose Alba.A bodega association calling for the dismissal of murder charges against a clerk said on Tuesday that it does not believe the solution to bodega safety is arming store owners with guns.
Alba has been accused of fatally stabbing a person in early July who appears to have accosted him behind the counter in surveillance footage — evidence that critics of the charges have clung to as demonstrating clear act of self-defense. A spokesperson for UBA declined to comment. In a press conference following the Tuesday meeting, spokesperson and co-founder Fernando Mateo capped his optimism toward Alba’s case with a call to arm bodega owners.
DA spokesperson Doug Cohen referred Gothamist to an earlier statement following the meeting, saying “D.A. Bragg expressed support for New York’s strong gun laws, and emphasized that more guns in our communities make us less safe.”
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